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About Me
I moved from Portugal to America to study art and biology at Carnegie Mellon University, which allowed me to work in the lab and in the studio. Today, my process begins with a survey of research articles and news. I then contact researchers directly to discuss their motivation and gather artifacts of their work. In the studio, I build on these ideas to form questions about our concepts of self and our place in the world, usually in the form of oil paintings. A painting based on my work with Dr. Alison Barth was published as the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience (2005), supporting what has become my core motivation: that art can both support and contribute to science, and vice-versa. This has driven my work in science art and science education work since and has led to collaborations with galleries, schools and museums in Portugal and the USA, including the Andy Warhol Museum (2007), the Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and the National Aviary (2010). AFFILIATIONS Artsicle AWARDS MicroSpark grant from the Sprout Foundation, 2012 EDUCATION Master of Science in Multimedia Technology Bachelor of Science and Arts Concentrations in Biological Sciences and Fine Arts
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Copyright 2012 Joana Ricou
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